MattJun 10, 2015Cattle Egret? It must be winter!Also keeping me busy was five minute bird call counts for SIRCET, doing a piece to camera for the BBC and meeting a Prince ...
MattMar 20, 2015Birding, home and away ...The following day I was guiding on the Birding Bonanza, which has grown into a good combo - pelagic, Ulva Island & kiwi spotting ...
MattJan 3, 2015Touring, Sketching & TwitchingI think I make a better bird-watcher than illustrator of children's books, but it's a privilege to be involved with Seaberry Stomp ...
MattNov 1, 2014Highs and LowsWhile I was away from Stewart Island, two Japanese birders saw a bird they couldn't identify. Turns out it was a first for NZ ...
MattJul 26, 2014Winter MusingsYou never know what you'll see from the ferry; one morning I got quite a fright when I was taking the ferry off the mooring (in the dark)...
MattMay 9, 2014Ticking and dippingAs North Island birders feasted on a Buff-breasted Sandpiper and a Crested Tern I had to be content with finding my first Cattle Egret ...